Van Vicker Dismisses Trending AI Photo of Himself and Regina Daniels

Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has responded to a trending image that appeared to show him with Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, addressing it on his Instagram pageThe image, which carried two different years, drew a flood of reactions from social media users, many of whom questioned its authenticity in the comment sectionsMany fans weighed in on the wider misuse of artificial intelligence on social media, while the actor also spoke about his previous work with the actressGhana’s top stories, now easier to find. Discover our new search feature!

Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has dismissed a trending AI-generated photo of himself and Nollywood actress Regina Daniels.

Van Vicker dismisses a trending AI-generated photo of himself and Regina Daniels. Image credit: Van Vicker /Regina Daniels. Source: FacebookVan Vicker is a Ghanaian actor who once starred in a movie with Nigerian actress Regina Daniels when she was still a child.

Regina Daniels, born on October 10, 2000, began acting at the age of seven and has since become one of Nollywood's most recognisable faces.

An AI-generated image has now put them back in the spotlight after it began trending online. Fans quickly questioned its authenticity in the comment sections.

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Van Vicker addressed the image in a post on his Instagram page. The photo is a then-and-now collage labelled 2010 and 2026, showing the actor with a young girl on one side and with an adult woman on the other.

He wrote: "Who came up with this? This is AI generated. Not true."

The actor acknowledged that he acted with Regina when she was pretty young, but said it was not as the photo depicts.

He added that he had not seen her for over 10 years.

The Instagram post from Van Vicker, in which he dismisses the AI-generated photo of himself and Regina, is below.

Many Instagram users agreed that the image was obviously AI-generated, with some warning about the misuse of the technology.

YEN.com.gh compiled some of the comments below.

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According to an earlier report by YEN.com.gh, Van Vicker graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Wisconsin International University College in Accra on Friday, June 19, 2026.

The actor wore a black graduation gown with a kente sash at the ceremony. His graduation came about a year after his eldest daughter, J'dyl Vanette, graduated with the same degree from the University of Leicester in the UK.

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Ben-oni Blay (Entertainment Editor) Ben-Oni Quao Blay is an Entertainment Editor at YEN.com.gh with a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Cape Coast. He has over five years of experience in SEO content creation, digital publishing, and audience analytics. Before joining YEN.com.gh, he served as Lead Content Creator and Writer at the International Filmmakers Association (Germany), where he covered film and entertainment. He holds Google certifications in Digital Marketing and SEO. Contact him at [email protected].